Last Thread

Michael Sala

This poignant, moving novel retells Michael Sala's life through fiction. From his early years in the Netherlands to moving (twice) to Australia in the 1980s, ‘Michaelis' recalls the mysterious secret surrounding his estranged father, the relentless bullying of his stepfather, his mother's cheerful apathy, and his own struggles to fit into a world that often made no sense. "I'm writing about my life, my immigrant family and all our failures, secrets and successes …. But as much as it's a memoir, this is a novel about what it means to be a man, as well as reflecting on the nature of memory”